You must marry my daughter’s corpse – Father of murdered girl tells boyfriend

– The family of late Confidence Nwanma has insited that her boyfriend, accused of killing her, must marry her corpse

– The family claimed that the suspect, Saliu Ladayo, must perform all marital rights in line with the traditions

– Ladayo has reportedly confessed to the police that he killed Nwanma during a fight

The family of late Confidence Nwanma, who was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Saliu Ladayo, during a fight, has insisted that he must marry the corpse of the girl in a full traditional wedding according to traditions.
Ladayo, who is already in police net, allegedly confessed to killing Nwanma during a fight between them in his home in Oshinle area of Akure, the Ondo state, Punch reports.
The deceased father, Jude Nwanma, while speaking to the press at his residence at Oke Aro, Akure, said Ladayo must take the girl’s body to their home town in the Oru East local government area of Imo state to marry her before she can be buried.

He said: “In our place, it is mandatory that the man must marry the corpse of our daughter. We must observe the custom by taking the corpse to our village where the marriage would take place.
“It is mandatory that he pays the dowry in double because he brought our daughter dead for marriage.

Confidence and her alleged killer, Ladayo. Photo source: Daily Trust

“He would observe all the dictates of the custom before our family would let him go. Without this, every young person from the family of the man will never get to the age of our daughter. They will die a sudden death just like our daughter.
”This is not our making; it is the way our ancestors put it down even before we were born. Our people all over the world are waiting for the court judgment. Whichever way it goes, the boy must perform the marital rite to our daughter’s corpse.”

Meanwhile,it was earlier reported that the Lagos state police command has arrested one Gift Mike in connection with the death of her 50-year-old lover, Daniel Grant, a South African national.
Grant was reportedly found dead in the early hours of Sunday, May 6, at the Emerald Cove Hotel on Sinari Daranijo street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The deceased was found hanged in the toilet of the facility with his legs on the floor.